Sounds like a great opportunity to clean up the graphic resources Do we have an inventory of all locations where the logo occurs throughout the product touch points: web, applications, docs etc?
On Oct 4, s.2012, at 11:17 AM, Alexandro Colorado <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 9:46 PM, Kevin Grignon > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I agree, an updated visual identity would be a great way to refresh our >> application visuals and appear more contemporary. Website branding should >> align with this broader brand direction. >> >> Updating the logo should be part if a broader branding initiative which >> includes creative new artwork for app icons, file icons as well as graphics >> for install, start screens, wizards, about box and others. >> >> I have been sketching and created some mockups for a number of these >> elements. I'll upload when back from vacation. >> >> I'll volunteer to lead this activity. >> > > > I actually don't agree with having a new logo, simply because even the > current one hasnt been completely integrated with the product and is > creating huge lag between this logo proposals, the trademark and the > actual look and feel of the application. > > I applaud the efforts on maybe having a new design on the website, but a > new logo? Just the wiki had a change from the old Oracle logo to the new > one (orb logo) last week. > > Today I point out a lot of discrepancies between the logo on the Visual > design site (an old one from OOo 3.2 days) and the current status of 3.4 > and it hasn't been implemented. [1] > > Even at the moment, there are different orbs floating around such as the > orb on the start center of OOo 3.4 is different from the 8-bit solid orb. > [2] > > [1] > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-ooo-dev/201210.mbox/%3cCAMK9kTiqEUcghLksDaBP2sgCSkhP7VuVpxF2asE9k-r6XdXX=g...@mail.gmail.com%3e > [2] http://imagebin.org/230827 > > > >> >> Regards, >> Kevin >> >> >> On Oct 4, 2012, at 7:11 AM, Kay Schenk <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On 10/03/2012 04:00 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: >>>> I notice that Apache Forrest does use the Apache feather: there are >>>> three of them stood on their quills as if they are a small stand of >>>> trees. >>> >>> Dennis--your powers of observation are incredible! I did NOT see this! >>> >>>> >>>> It seems to me that the incorporation of the feather can be a little >>>> strained. The cases where it is in shadow, on the other hand, are >>>> easy to overlook. >>>> >>>> The orb with stylized gulls is very convenient at a lot of sizes and >>>> formats, including as a download button, an icon on directory entries >>>> on downloaded exe and oxt files, etc. If the feather is to be a >>>> feature of that, it will be tricky. >>>> >>>> It would be useful to see some examples, as Kay suggests. >>>> >>>> - Dennis >>>> >>>> PS: I also wonder whether generic icons should be part of the source >>>> release and distinct icons be used in the Apache-provided "authentic" >>>> builds. In that case, it would be great if the generic icons did not >>>> have the feather in any way. That's a half-baked notion, and it >>>> simply might not be acceptable. It is something I wonder about -- >>>> differentiating builds produced by the project from ones produced in >>>> some other manner and the source only having the generic icons. >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- From: Kay Schenk >>>> [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 >>>> 15:30 To: OOo Apache Subject: [WWW] Do we need a new site logo (for >>>> graduation) -- call for volunteers >>>> >>>> We all love the orb with gulls, but maybe it's time for a slight >>>> update to our logo? Or the header line on our websites (project and >>>> user portal). >>>> >>>> I took a look around at some of the Apache projects and the use of >>>> project logos and web site headers seems to fall into a few >>>> different categories. >>>> >>>> Sites using Apache feather but not in product logo -- >>>> >>>> http://camel.apache.org/ http://forrest.apache.org/ >>>> http://cocoon.apache.org/ >>>> >>>> Sites incorporating feather logo into an existing logo -- >>>> >>>> http://mina.apache.org/ http://jakarta.apache.org/oro/ >>>> http://axis.apache.org/axis2/java/core/ http://activemq.apache.org/ >>>> http://ofbiz.apache.org/ (???) >>>> >>>> Sites not making overt use of any Apache logo (feather) -- >>>> http://click.apache.org/ >>>> >>>> So, any preferences? Ideas? >>>> >>>> There already exists a AOOLogo proposal page, >>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/AOOLogo+proposal >>>> >>>> so we could just add items to this, or change some that are here, or >>>> add a child page, etc. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> MzK >>> >>> "Just 'cause you got the monkey off your back >>> doesn't mean the circus has left town." >>> -- George Carlin >> > > > > -- > Alexandro Colorado > PPMC Apache OpenOffice > http://es.openoffice.org
